Implementing Azure Solutions

A practical guide that enhances your skills in implementing Azure solutions for your organizationAbout This Book Confidently configure, deploy, and manage cloud services and virtual machines Implement a highly-secured environment and respond to threats with increased visibility This comprehensive guide is packed with exciting practical scenarios that enable you to implement Azure solutions with easeWho This Book Is ForThis book is for IT architects, system and network admins, and DevOps engineers who are aware of Azure solutions and want to implement them for their organization. What You Will Learn Implement virtual networks, network gateways, Site-to-Site VPN, ExpressRoute, routing, and network devices Understand the working of different storage accounts in Azure Plan, deploy, and secure virtual machines Deploy and manage Azure Containers Get familiar with some common Azure usage scenariosIn DetailMicrosoft Azure has numerous effective solutions that shape the future of any business. However, the major challenge that architects and administrators face are implementing these solutions appropriately. Our book focuses on various implementation scenarios that will help overcome the challenge of implementing Azure's solutions in a very efficient manner and will also help you to prepare for Microsoft Architect exam. You will not only learn how to secure a newly deployed Azure Active Directory but also get to know how Azure Active Directory Synchronization could be implemented. To maintain an isolated and secure environment so that you can run your virtual machines and applications, you will implement Azure networking services. Also to manage, access, and secure your confidential data, you will implement storage solutions. Toward the end, you will explore tips and tricks to secure your environment. By the end, you will be able to implement Azure solutions such as networking, storage, and cloud effectively. Style and approachThis step-by-step guide focuses on implementing various Azure solutions for your organization. The motive is to provide a comprehensive exposure and ensure they can implement these solutions with ease.

Cover ; Copyright ; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Customer Feedback; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Azure Implementation ; Service models; Deployment models; Cloud characteristics; Microsoft Azure; Azure services overview; Azure basics; Azure Resource Manager; Resources; Azure regions; Azure Portal; Azure automation; Azure Automation tools; REST APIs; Summary; Chapter 2: Azure Resource Manager and Tools ; Understanding the Azure resource manager; Functionalities provided by the Azure resource manager.

Working with the Azure resource managerCreating an Azure resource group; Adding a resource to an Azure resource group; First approach -- adding a storage account to your Azure resource group; Second approach -- adding a storage account to your Azure resource group; Third approach -- adding a storage account to your Azure resource group; Tagging in the Azure resource manager; Locking Azure resources; Azure resource locks; Working with ARM templates; Exporting a deployment as an ARM template (for IT pros); Example 1: exporting a resource group to an ARM template.

Example 2: exporting a resource (from the deployment his…